Mr van de Velde, whose father David van de Velde served with Holland's Princess Irene Brigade - a 1,400-strong unit that fought alongside British servicemen to liberate Europe from the Nazis, said: "The graves were there for 73 years and no-one in Culemborg knew who they were.

Van de Velde thrilled the French galleries yesterday and fully justified his invitation from the sponsors, but the Carnoustie Clown, as he will forever be known after throwing away the Open in spectacular fashion in 1999, is a part-time golfer these days and will probably struggle to maintain his position on the leaderboard this afternoon.

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